/*
body {
font-family:verdana;
font-size:15px;
}

a {color:#333; text-decoration:none}
a:hover {color:#ccc; text-decoration:none}

#mask {
  position:absolute;
  left:0;
  top:0;
  z-index:9000;
  background-color:#000;
  display:none;
}

#boxes .window {
  position:absolute;
  left:0;
  top:0;
  width:440px;
  height:200px;
  display:none;
  z-index:9999;
  padding:20px;
}

#boxes #dialog {
  width:375px; 
  height:203px;
  padding:10px;
  background-color:#ffffff;
}
    $(document).ready(function() {  
//    	$('a[name=modal]').click(function(e) {
//    		 e.preventDefault();
//    		 this.modalDialog('msg');
//    	 });
   	 
    	$('a[name=modal]').modalDialog('msg');

        //if close button is clicked
        $('.window .close').click(function (e) {
            //Cancel the link behavior
            e.preventDefault();

            $('#mask').hide();
            $('.window').hide();
        });
    });  
   <ul>
    <li><a href="#dialog" name="modal">Simple Window Modal</a></li>
</ul>
<div id="boxes">
    	<div id="dialog" class="window">
    	   <a href="#" class="close">Close it</a>
    	   <p>Anything can go Here</p>
    	</div>
    	<div id="mask"></div>
</div>
*/
(function($){
    $.fn.modalDialog = function(msg) {
    	
    	
        //Get the A tag
        var id = $(this).attr('href');

        //Get the screen height and width
        var maskHeight = $(document).height();
        var maskWidth = $(window).width();

        //Set heigth and width to mask to fill up the whole screen
        $('#mask').css({'width':maskWidth,'height':maskHeight});

        $('#mask').show();
//        $('#mask').fadeIn(1000);
        $('#mask').fadeTo("fast", .40);  

        //Get the window height and width
        var winH = $(window).height();
        var winW = $(window).width();

        //Set the popup window to center
        $(id).css('top',  winH/2-$(id).height()/2);
        $(id).css('left', winW/2-$(id).width()/2);

//        $(id).fadeIn(2000);
        $(id).show();
        
        return this;
    }
})(jQuery);